Cholecalciferol

Synonyms

(3 beta,5Z,7E)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol

9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol, (3beta,5Z,7E)-

Calciol

Cholecalciferols

Vitamin D 3

Vitamin D3

Derivative of 7-dehydroxycholesterol formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. It differs from ERGOCALCIFEROL in having a single bond between C22 and C23 and lacking a methyl group at C24.